In the original scheme that was proposed the smallest bell was to be set aside. This would have a clapper fitted so that it would be chimed manually from the porch by using a rope.
A number of people have asked whether the clock would be able to strike the hour again. Using the existing clock mechanism to strike the hour would have been very expensive. I asked the foundry about how this could be achieved at a lesser cost. They said that if the church, instead of having a manual controlled chime bell, were to have an electronic control panel this would be possible. The control panel can be programmed in many different ways just like central heating boiler controls so that the bell can be made to chime slowly for funerals, before services and how we want. This will be installed at the same time as the new bells are hung.
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